playmaker
Example Sentences
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Fly-half Ruben Love, starting his third straight game with veteran Beauden Barrett again left out, converted fellow playmaker McKenzie's score to take his tally with the boot to 10 points.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Lionel Messi has been a soccer star for so long, Spain’s top playmaker Lamine Yamal appeared alongside the future World Cup foe as a 3-month-old baby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
The left winger, who can also play as a centre-forward or playmaker, is known for his dribbling skills.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Cole Palmer, the Chelsea playmaker who was named Best Player at last summer’s Club World Cup, was among those left out of England’s squad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
When she had gone, the playmaker sat for a long while in meditation; and then smilingly he took up his pen.
From The Certain Hour by James Branch Cabell
